The Gross-Pitaevskii equation and Bose-Einstein condensates

European Journal of Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 247-257

  Rogel Salazar, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; STUDENTS;

BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES; GAS CLOUDS; GRADUATE STUDENTS; GROSS-PITAEVSKII EQUATION; MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS; MODERN DEVELOPMENT; SECOND QUANTIZATION; STATISTICAL PHYSICS; UNDERGRADUATE COURSES; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS;

STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

EID: 84876759385     PISSN: 01430807     EISSN: 13616404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/34/2/247     Document Type: Article

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